TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
當然
ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ · dāngrán
adverb — of course; naturally; certainly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
當appropriate; to face; should (適當的當)dāng田 (field) + 尚 (still/upright) — the field standing properly in its season; appropriate, facing
然thus; so; in that manner (自然的然)rán月 (meat/flesh) + 犬 (dog) + 灬 (fire) — meat roasting on fire; original sense: burning; grammaticalized to 'thus, so'
當然，適當的當，自然的然。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
田在當季（當：田+尚），火在燒著（然：月+犬+灬）——當然，就是這樣。
The field stands right in its season (當: 田+尚, properly placed) and the fire burns just this way (然: 月+犬+灬, burning thus) — of course, that is how it is.
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